Jaxbanded Theatre
Jaxbanded Theatre
Independent Artist
Jaxbanded is a passionate new collaborative multidisciplinary arts collective that was founded by Ois O’Donoghue and Ruairí Nicholl in 2020.
The name Jaxbanded is a bastardisation and play on the word ‘Banjaxed’, here meaning the Irish colloquialism for that which is broken down without any hope of recovery. In changing the word we hope to change the meaning, by creating theatre that can hopefully instil a sense of hope and togetherness (or to be ‘banded together’) in what can often be a broken down world that tries to separate us. The word ‘Jax’ (bathroom) encapsulates this in a way, a contemporary place in which the Irish storytelling tradition is often the most alive and well. The work of Jaxbanded incorporates any and all aspects of live performance including but not limited to traditional theatrical writing, music and movement pieces. In embracing all of these elements, we aspire to create new work that is original, stylistically unique and ultimately most representative of the theatre that we ourselves want to see in the world.
★★★★★
Tear-filled laughter can be heard during the play’s final scene…Five Stars is not enough
– The Irish Times (HYPER)
★★★★
A poised, engaging rumination on identity
– The Review Hub (HYPER)
★★★★
This astonishingly young company being breathtakingly brilliant
– The Arts Review (HATE F%#K)
Past works include HATE F%#K (The New Theatre), Take A Seat (Short Film), HYPER (Dublin Fringe Festival 2023, Nominated for The Fishamble New Writing Award and The George Fitzmaurice Award), Sentimental (Scene & Heard 2023), AION (Itch.io, Interactive Online Theatre Piece, accepted into the Game Developers World Championship 2023) and Camping At The End Of The World (Short Film). In 2024 Jaxbanded will be touring HYPER nationally and internationally, and developing Ois O’Donoghue’s new play SUPLEX.
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1. HATE F%#K. Leanne Bickerdike in HATE F%#K, Written by Jodie Doyle, Directed by Ois O’Donoghue, Created by Jaxbanded Theatre at The New Theatre. Photo credit: Al Craig
2. HATE F%#K. Leanne Bickerdike and Ruairi Nicholl in HATE F%#K, Written by Jodie Doyle, Directed by Ois O’Donoghue, Created by Jaxbanded Theatre at The New Theatre. Photo credit: Al Craig
3. HYPER. Ois O’Donoghue, Christopher O’Shaughnessy and Fiona Larmon in HYPER, Written and Directed by Ois O’Donoghue, Created by Jaxbanded Theatre at Dublin Fringe 2023. Photo credit: Simon Lazewski
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